So after a little trial and error, I have determined that texture is highly important to Eva. Looks like I got the texture right with the prune puree I made. She loves it!
Eva Loves Prunes!
June 16, 2008 at 5:25 pm (Firsts, Loving It, food)
Tags: baby, cute, prunes, solids
Siberian Baby
June 4, 2008 at 10:04 pm (Adventures, B.E.)
Tags: baby, cute, Laos, San Francisco zoo, Siberian tiger, toddlers
On the first Wednesday of every month, the San Francisco Zoo is free. So Eva and I thought, since it was such a beautiful day, that we would go. I was really excited to show her all of the animals, but it turns out she is just not that interested in them. To be fair, they really blend in with their environments. Good for them, bad for Eva. Eva was most interested in the foliage (she is a treehugger) and the people. Things she liked: ducks, penguins, and the Siberian tiger (maybe she felt a connection with him since her ancestors and his ancestors come from the same place). Also, I think now is the appropriate time to share one of the dumbest things I have ever done in my life: when Eva’s Dad and I were in Laos, I petted a tiger. A huge tiger. Near this waterfall.
Free zoo days are definitely the place to be for moms and kids. I caught a glimpse into the future.
More pictures from the zoo…
Applesauced!
June 2, 2008 at 7:46 pm (Fatherhood, Not Loving It)
Tags: applesauce, baby, food, solids
Since Eva’s Dad ate all the chocolate ice cream we decided to give Eva applesauce instead. Eva cannot really hate all fruits, right?
Wrong!!
1/2 Year = 6 Months = 183 Days = 4,392 Hours = 263,520 Minutes = 15,811,200 Seconds!
June 2, 2008 at 12:12 am (Fatherhood)
Tags: baby, cute, doctor, food, half birthday, smile, stats
Eva just had her half-birthday! She has now been alive for over 15 million seconds! To mark this special day, we took Eva to the doctor. As of her 183rd day, she weighs 15 pounds, 11 ounces; is 25 inches tall/long; has a head circumference of 16.5 inches. She keeps growing so fast, except that height thing; she was 25.25 inches just a week earlier. I don’t know what to make of that, maybe all the jumping in her jumper is also compacting her. Really, I think her knees were bent a little while getting measured.
Eva also knows her name! Yes, it’s true. As of her 4,392nd hour, she looks and smiles at whoever says her name. Eva is also moving around, incessantly. She is not crawling, but she is definitely moving all over the place. She kind of just pulls herself up on things and then flings herself where she wants to go. It is very cute and entertaining; she laughs the whole time.
Sometime not far past minute number 263,520, and after a large amount of wasted bananas and avocados, we have concluded that Eva does not like her fruits. Tomorrow … chocolate ice cream.
